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Austrisn, Adolph Hitler (1889-1945), was the mad genius who promoted and executed the holocaust that ripped Europe apart and was responsible for the deaths of six million Jews during World War II.

He saw himself as a Renaissance man, able to conquer the world. Most people don't pick up on the irony of Hitler's vision of a master race - a race of German blond haired, blue eyed males. He may have lived in Germany, but with his dark hair and eyes, he did not fit his own ideal.

Hitler's success is often attributed to his impressive skills as an orator and fearmonger. He spurred fanatical loyalty from people, despite their socioeconomic status or level of education.

Hitler will forever be linked to the horror of concentration camps and the SS. Some conspiracy theorists believe that Hitler escaped persecution for his crimes and lived out the balance of his life on an island, while others either mourned or celebrated Hitler's death in 1945.